Mongolia

This was a crazy day starting with our wake up call at 4 a.m. Our rough and ready (Kiwi) hotel in Darkhan had a breakfast of one white bun, one fried egg and a plate of processed cheese slices (I am so proud of our gourmet breakfasts at Abigail’s Hotel, thank you Matt and Victoria [...]

Continue reading about Day 46 – Thursday, August 13th – Darkhan, Mongolia to Ulan Ude, Russia (345 km – total to date 8,474 km)

We had planned on leaving UlaanBaatar  (U.B.) at 9 a.m. as we were going north towards Siberia and having our last stop in Mongolia at a city called Darkhan.  We finally got our act together and left at 10:30 a.m. Ksenia, our guide demonstrated great patience with us while she waited.  One of the reasons [...]

Continue reading about Day 45 – Wednesday, August 12th, UlaanBaatar to Darkhan (228 km – total to date 8,129 km)

This morning we met up with our friends,Terry and Gillian Johnston, plus Laverne and Gordie Hogg. They had been touring in Beijing, China for a few days before arriving here in UlaanBaatar, Mongolia so they were use to the time change and hot weather. They all  had a fabulous time in Beijing, despite the smog! [...]

Continue reading about Day 44 – Tuesday, August 11th, UlaanBaatar (37 km – total to date 7,901 km)